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Agroecosystems
Our Agroecosystems research deepens our understanding of how agriculture systems interact with the surrounding environment.
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Food Systems
Our Food Systems research promotes the availability of nutritious foods, improves human health, develops novel food processes and products and advances the U.S. food system’s functionality.
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Production Systems
Our Production Systems research supports animal and crop systems by increasing productivity, combating pest and disease, supporting animal welfare and safeguarding farmers’ livelihoods.
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Results That Go FFAR
Our Breakthroughs outline findings and successes resulting from FFAR-funded research.
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Building Collaborations for Technology-Driven Solutions in Agriculture
Breakthrough for Open Technology Ecosystem for Agricultural Management (OpenTEAM)
Building Food System Interventions to Support Urban & Rural Communities
Breakthrough for Integrating Community and Modeling Efforts to Evaluate Impacts and Tradeoffs of Food System Interventions
Unlocking Genetic Heat Tolerance in Cattle
Breakthrough for Precision Bred Adaptation of Elite Taurine Breeds of Beef & Dairy Cattle
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The Latest
Insights
Our Insights highlight unique perspectives from across the food and agriculture community.
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The Next Frontier for Biotechnology & the Future of Forestry
Samantha Surber
FFAR Fellow, University of Georgia
A Place for Everyone in Agriculture
Dr. LaKisha Odom & Jocelyn Hittle
Transforming Agriculture with Data and Artificial Intelligence
Shiang-Wan Chin, FFAR Fellow
Cornell University
Closing the Loop
Madeline Desjardins, FFAR Fellow
Washington State University
Importance of Bacteria in Identifying Bovine Respiratory Disease
Ruth Eunice Centeno Martinez
FFAR Fellow, Purdue University
Let’s Raise a Glass on National Milk Day to the Power of Agriculture Research
Krysta Harden
President and CEO U.S. Dairy Export Council
The Innovation Dilemma: Why Adoption Rates for Agricultural Technologies Lag Behind
Enrique Pena Martinez, FFAR Fellow
Raleigh, North Carolina
Building Team Chemistry: The Bigger Picture Behind Cows & Climate
Conor McCabe
Animal Biology Graduate Student, UC Davis
Insight on Livestock Methane Mitigation
Dr. Rod Mackie, Professor, Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Finding a New Way to Control Weeds in Cotton.
Sarah Chu
FFAR Fellow, Texas A&M University
Indigenous Farmers are Leading a “New Green Revolution” Focused on Hemp
James DeDecker, Director, Michigan State University – Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center Mary Donner, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians – Ziibimijwang Farm Executive Director and Tribal Citizen
Filling the Hemp Research Gap
The Algae-rithm of Sustainable Agriculture: Can Algae Replace Harmful Pesticides and Fertilizers?
Protecting the Vidalia Onion
Irrigation’s Role in Ensuring Global Food Security
Luke Reynolds
Irrigation Association
A Biomass Carol: Bioenergy for The Future
Ekramul Ehite
FFAR Fellow, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
The “Good Soil Discount” — A Game Changer for U.S. Agriculture
Harley Cross
Land Core Co-founder & Director of Strategy
Illuminating Pest Management with the Help of the Washington State Wine Commission
Alexa McDaniel
FFAR Fellow, Washington State University
Global Agriculture Leaders See How Maryland Farmers Use Land-based Tools to Benefit Waterways
Ernie Shea
President, Solutions from the Land
FFAR Vet Student Fellow Research Spotlight
Anna Schaubeck
2021 FFAR Veterinary Student Research Fellow
News
The latest news and updates from FFAR.
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FFAR Grant Unites Urban Agriculture Operations to Increase Food Security
FFAR-Funded Research to Prevent African Swine Fever Virus
FFAR Announces New Innovator in Food & Agriculture Research Awardees
FFAR Awards Savanna Institute a Grant to Inform Agroforestry Adoption
FFAR & The Organic Center Invest $632,000 into the Future of Organic Farming
Greener Cattle Initiative Opens Call for Enteric Methane Emission Research
FFAR Grant Addresses Emerging Pine Needle Diseases
FFAR Accepting Pre-Proposals for 2024 Seeding Solutions
FFAR Grant Provides Data on Nitrogen Management Practices in the Great Plains
FFAR & AAVMC Open Applications for 2024 FFAR Vet Fellows
Japanese Encephalitis Virus Research Protects U.S. Swine
Dr. Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra Awarded the 2024 NAS Prize in Food & Agriculture Sciences
FFAR Grant Reduces Nitrogen Inputs, Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions
FFAR Seeks Nominations for 2024 New Innovator in Food & Agriculture Research Award
FFAR Grant Develops Mitigation Tactics for Cocoa Frosty Pod Rot
Grant Transforms Wastewater to Crop Fertilizer
FFAR Unveils New Research Strategy
FFAR & Open Philanthropy Announce Egg-Tech Prize Finalists
ICASA Grants Seek to Address Liver Abscess Formation in Cattle
Climate-Smart Agriculture: Key Findings from WFO and AgMission™ Producers’ Consultation